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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345PM EST FRI FEB 27 1998
ATTENTION: ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICES/
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS / NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS / OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
SUBJECT: THREE (3) ASOS COMMISSIONING NOTICES...
1. ..... NOTICE .....
ON FEBRUARY 26... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COMMISSIONNED THE
FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
BIG PINEY-MARBLETON AIRPORT (KBPI)
BIG PINEY... WY
JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KJLN)
JOPLIN... MO
THE COMMISSIONINGS OCCURRRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 498 (256 NWS
SITES AND 242 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS WILL NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL
AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND WILL
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. NOTE: BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD CONTACT
THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL (301)
713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.
2. ..... NOTICE .....
ON FEBRUARY 27... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE
FAA-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS (ASOS) AT:
CROSS SITY AIRPORT (KCTY)
CROSS CITY... FL
PERRY-FOLEY AIRPORT (K40J)
PERRY-FOLEY... FL
THE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800UTC. THIS
BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 500 (256 NWS
SITES AND 244 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS WILL NOW PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK
SURFACE AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL
AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND WILL
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. NOTE: BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD CONTACT
THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL (301)
713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.
3. ..... NOTICE .....
ON MARCH 1... 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
COMMISSION THE NWS-SPONSORED AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
(ASOS) AT:
SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSLC)
SALT LAKE CITY... UT
KAHULUI AIRPORT (PHOG)
KAHULUI... HI
THESE COMMISSIONINGS WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 0000 (MIDNIGHT)
LOCAL TIME.
IN ADDITION... THE NWS AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) WILL COMMISSION THE FAA-SPONSORED ASOS AT:
JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PAJN)
JUNEAU... AK
THIS COMMISSIONING WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMISSIONED ASOSS TO 503 (258
NWS SITES AND 245 FAA SITES). COMMISSIONING OF THESE SITES MEANS
THAT THE ASOSS WILL PRODUCE AUTOMATED... AROUND-THE-CLOCK SURFACE
AVIATION OBSERVATIONS.
THE NWS FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SITES... AS WELL
AS THE ASOS OPERATIONS AND MONITORING CENTER (800-242-8194) IN
SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND... WILL MONITOR ASOS PRODUCTS AND
COORDINATE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AS NEEDED. NOTE: BECAUSE ASOS
OBSERVATIONAL FORMATS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MANUAL OBSERVATIONAL
FORMATS... AUTOMATED DECODER PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE
MODIFICATIONS.
PERSONS WISHING MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ASOS SHOULD CONTACT
THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR CALL (301)
713-1792... FAX (301) 713-0959.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING FUTURE ASOS COMMISSIONINGS...
CALL (301) 713-0070.
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